AMD EPYC 3451 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 3451 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD EPYC 3451

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3451

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19532 vs 14600

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Feb 2018 vs 29 June 2017
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19532 vs 14600

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2021 vs 1700

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2021 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 3451
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19532

14600

Name	AMD EPYC 3451	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	19532	14600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3895
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.73
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.042

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 3451	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen (Snowy Owl)	Zen
Launch date	21 Feb 2018	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1091	964
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD170BBBM88AE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.15 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	2x 213 mm²	192 mm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Transistor count	4,800 million	4800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	80-100 W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AMD BGA SP4r2	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 64 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)